welcoming volunteer help from industrypartners in the evenings and weekends. Hehas since assembled a four-man crew andacquired the proper equipment and mate-rials to effectively maintain his fields witha low-labor budget. Like most people inthe profession, Kenny's passion for sportsfield management comes from a lifelonglove of sports.

"If it had a ball involved, I played it, "Kenny says. "Working these facilities al-lows me to remain involved in sports everyday."

Kenny isn't your typical amateur ath-lete turned athletic field manager. Plaguedfor more than 20 years with avascular neu-rosis, acondition that causes deteriorationof cartilage and bone, the 37-year-oldmarried man underwent surgery February4 to replace his left hip. After missing onlyone week of work, he returned mid-Feb-ruary on crutches to do whatever he coulduntil he recuperates. Six weeks later, theother hip will be replaced. Kenny is more

concerned today about the developmentof his winter ryegrass than he is about hissurgeries. In my opinion, Kenny deservesthe "Ironman in Sports Field Manage-ment" Award.

Excited about the newly formed Ala-bama STMA, currently supported by Ala-bama vendors and educators, Kennybelieves that athletic field managers havean excellent opportunity at STMA for edu-cation and networking that is vital for ca-reer success.

Nashville, TN-At an early age, mostyoung people have role models they ad-mire. Whether it's a parent, preacher,coach, teacher or relative, someone instillscertain values and sets examples for agood work ethic.

Marty Kaufman, assistant sports fieldmanager for the Tennessee Titans, wasraised near an Amish farm community incentral Ohio. These devoted farmers andcraftsmen set a high standard of discipline

and work. When Marty was not involvedin school or sports, his spare time wasspent at his grandfather's farm, just downthe road from his own home.

Grandpa lost his left arm as a youngman in a farming accident and had to im-provise. When he would do mechanicalwork on the old tractor or farm imple-ments, he would use his right hand andanything else, his chin, teeth or chest, toget something done. Marty was amazedwatching this as a child, but looking back,amazement has turned to respect forGrandpa and a strong appreciation andunderstanding for what hard work really is.

During the off-season, Marty spends histime arranging upcoming events for theTennessee Valley STMA, for which hecurrently serves as program director un-der president-elect Bob Elliott of Nash-ville.

Where did you get your work ethic? •- Reprinted with permission of

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Biocontrol of Broadleaf Weeds>S'Yf>.tPOs\\i' ALAN K. WATSON, McGILL UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL, QUEBEC

The ProblemDandelion (Taraxacum officinale We-

ber) is a major turfgrass weed in golfcourses, sports turf, municipal parks andhome lawns. There are several herbicidesregistered for the control of dandelion andother broadleaf weeds. These herbicidesgenerally provide good weed control butthere have been mounting concerns aboutthe potential negative effects of pesticideson humans, animals and the environment.

These concerns have resulted in numer-ous municipalities in Ontario, Quebec andelsewhere to ban or severely restrict theuse of 2,4- D and related herbicides onpublic and private property. In Canada,most pesticides (91 %) are used for agri-cultural purposes, and herbicides account

for 85% of the market. 2,4-D still accountsfor 1/4 of all pesticides used in Canadaand it is the most common herbicide usedfor domestic purposes. Similarly in theUnited States, 2,4-D has the largest vol-ume of usage in non-agricultural sectors(23-26 million lbs. in 1997).

Project TeamA Collaborative Dandelion and

Broadleaf Weeds Bioherbicide Projectwas established in 1994 supported by aNSERC TPP grant involving three aca-demic institutions, McGill University,University of Guelph, Nova Scotia Agri-cultural College, and several industrialpartners including BioProducts CentreInc. (Saskatoon), Saskatchewan Wheat

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